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Celebrating 80 Years
July 2019 • Vol. 83, Numb er 57 • Published monthly by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture • www.Agriculture.Vermont.Gov
Funding for Farm Agronomic Practices
By Clark Parmelee, VT Agency of Fields being managed with rotational
Agriculture, Food & Markets grazing.
The Agency’s Farm Agronomic available per farm operation from Farms interested in applying for the grant, they need to provide a list
Practices (FAP) Program July 1, 2019 through June 30, Rotational Grazing, a new practice and maps of the fields that were rota-
invests state funds in soil- 2020. Farm operations that meet available for funding through FAP, tionally grazed with their claim for
based agronomic practices to the threshold for the Required need to include a written plan with payment. Pastures are eligible for pay-
improve soil quality, increase crop Agricultural Practices are eligible their application. The written plan ments only if livestock are excluded
production, and reduce erosion and to apply; operations must be in should describe the amount of land, from all surface water and adequate
surface runoff from agricultural good standing with water quality amount of livestock and how often perennial vegetation, minimum three
fields. regulations in order to receive the farm intends to move livestock to inches residual vegetation, is main-
financial assistance. a new paddock. If the farm receives tained on pastures. Livestock access
The FAP program can provide to surface water at discrete watering
funding for the following agronomic areas and reinforced livestock cross-
practices: cover cropping, ings are allowable under this program.
conservation crop rotation with or The payment rate for rotational graz-
without a nurse crop, conservation ing is $25 per acre.
tillage, no-till pasture/hay land
renovation, aeration, manure All applications to the FAP
injection and rotational grazing. program for cover cropping are due
The payment rates vary by practice by August 1, 2019. Applications for
type and applications are due for cover cropping received after August
each practice at least 30 days prior 1st may not be eligible for funding
to implementation, except cover through the FAP Program. Broadcast
cropping, which is due August 1st. and interseeding is recommended to
There is a maximum of $8,000
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Agriculture, Food & Markets Permit #10 116 State Street. . . . . Page 2 Dollar General
VT Milk Commission Settlement. . . . . . . . . Page 14
116 State Street White River Jct VT Growth Management. Page 3 NEASDA Coming to
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-2901 $500k Maple Grant. . . Page 4 Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . Page 14
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Milk Matters . . . . . . . . Page 5 Census of Ag
Big E Ag Adventurers State Profile. . . . . . . . Page 15
Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6
On-Farm Readiness
Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7
Produce Safety Rule. . . Page 8
Farm Profile:
Foster Brothers . . . . . . Page 9
Vermont Vegetable
and Berry News. . . . . Page 10
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . Page 11
